इसे रोको
ise roko
The Hindi phrase for "stop it" is इसे रोको (ise roko).
इसे रोको is a command used to tell someone to make a physical object or a process cease moving or happening.
What does it mean word for word?
इसे रोको is composed of इसे meaning "it/this" and रोको meaning "stop" (imperative).
Which one should you use?
While इसे रोको is used for motion or processes, the phrase इसे बंद करो is used for stopping a machine, a device or closing something like a door or a tap.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the command more polite or respectful, use the form इसे रोकिए instead of इसे रोको.
How do you pronounce it?
ise roko
Did you know?
- If you want to tell someone to 'stop it' in a way that sounds like a sudden interruption, you might shout बस (bas), which literally means 'enough' or 'sufficient'.
- If you use रोको with a stranger, it can sound incredibly aggressive or even threatening, as the lack of respect markers in Hindi carries much more social weight than in English.
- In Bollywood songs, the command to 'stop' or 'stay' is often expressed as ठहरिए (thahriye), which carries a much more poetic and romantic connotation than the functional रोको.
Examples in context
- यार, बस कर!Hey, stop it!
- मशीन को देखो, इसे रोको।masheen ko dekho, ise roko.Look at the machine, stop it.
- पानी गिर रहा है, इसे रोको।paani gir raha hai, ise roko.The water is leaking, stop it.
Example conversation
Aditya and Neha are watching a leaking pipe.
- आदित्य Adityaनेहा, देखो पानी गिर रहा है!Neha, dekho paani gir raha hai!Neha, look, the water is falling!
- नेहा Nehaहाँ, यह बहुत तेज़ है।haan, yeh bahut tez hai.Yes, it is very fast.
- आदित्य Adityaइसे रोको!ise roko!Stop it!
- नेहा Nehaमैं कोशिश करती हूँ।main koshish karti hoon.I am trying.
